McFadden's started out great just keeps getting better and better. Lots of selection and the…read morequality is outstanding. We split our time between Haliburton and Newmarket and I very seldom travel south without stopping to re stock!

Great place to shop! they have everything you need for a great dinner or BBQ…read moreService is quick and friendly! Looking for a Turkey for any special occasion this is the place to put in your order! Can't say enough good things about McFaddens Meat Market!

Still a five-star joint and just getting better. This year the butcher's stock was even more…read moreamazing, and not just the meats. Don't tell anyone, but I fell off the veg wagon *hard core* during our stay in Bala this year. I couldn't resist, and I was soooo glad I didn't. This year's meaty samplings included whole, marinated chicken; beef kebabs; pork tenderloin; jumbo tiger shrimp; sea scallops; beef burgers; lamb sliders; and prime beef steaks. The quality of meat here is blow-your-mind amazing, and most of it is cut, filleted, or ground right before your eyes. You can pre-order rarer meats, too, like bison, duck, elk, and rabbit. Also available are a selection of amazingly delicious cheeses including real smoked cheddar and black truffled goat. As well as gourmet crackers, chips, dips, and spreads. Not to mention tidbits like addictive Milford Bay smoked trout, brie wheels, charcuterie, and homemade frozen cookie dough to take back to the cottage. Insane. Staff is wonderfully friendly, a local family who loves what they do -- we visited nearly every day for 9 days, and they always recognized us, chatted with us a few minutes, and thanked us profusely for our business (I think we're putting the youngest through uni). And they're still trolling the lakes on their adorable pontoon boat, delivering your orders or stopping by your dock if you flag them down to let you browse that day's selection. This place has to be, without a doubt, one of the best butcher shops and gourmets on the planet, let alone Bala.

This place is not inexpensive but you get what you pay for. This place is filled with premium…read moremeats, seafoods and cheeses. Premium comes at a price. But this is Muskoka cottage country and why not splurge. I have never bought a bad product here. The lamb, beef and fish has always been very fresh and very good. They have a great selection of frozen items as well. Also a place to get really good cheeses. A small selection but all of them top grade.

I love this little shop…read more The staff are super friendly and helpful. One of my favourite things here are the potato volcanos!! It is a bacon wrapped baked potato with some cheese topping. Next on my "go to" list is the Guiness Steak pies. So easy to make and very flavourful. They also have chicken pot pies, steak and kidney pies and a few others. If you have a dog, well they have very nice bone marrow bones for your fur baby. Just pop in and see what may appeal to you. As I said, the staff is very helpful here.

These people have very questionable business practices. I just read a review that accused them of…read moremisusing copyrighted material on their website. I was in there at the beginning of the month and I purchased some steaks, a haggis and some other items. I called them back to order a 5 pound haggis. They were unable to get what I wanted and when I reminded them of our previous conversations where I told them that five individual haggis's were not acceptable because I needed a single haggis as a part of a Funeral ceremony they simply pulled up my past sale data and used the credit card information to process an unauthorized transaction?? Who does that? My family is trying to get ready for my Mother's Funeral this Saturday. I have no haggis, and a charge on my card. So on top of all of the arrangements that I've been dealing with this week I had to reach out to MasterCard and cancel my card for fear of further unauthorized transactions. Stealing people's copyrighted material is completely disrespectful, however putting through unauthorized charges while a family is trying to get ready for a funeral is despicable. As a consumer please keep in mind If a merchant tries to push a charge through just because they have your card on file from the past, but there was no new agreement or order, it's not valid, and you're absolutely within your rights to dispute the charge and demand a reversal. My advice...pay cash if you are shopping at The Meat Merchant but honestly the steaks at Costco are better and cheaper, and if you need haggis go to McComish's Wee British Shoppe in Orillia. The owner is an absolutely lovely chap and his steak and kidney pie is absolutely the best that I have had this side of the pond.

I have been buying my meat from The Food Plus Company for years now. The quality is exceptional…read more The service is exceptional. They check all the boxes and their meat products are the best around. Stop buying meat at Costco or grocery stores check out food plus company.

Ok, so we finally had the steaks and both cuts were very delicious! Well marbled and tender, two…read moresteaks were more than enough for a meal for 3 of us and we had some leftovers for the next day's wrap. Definitely will try out their other cuts!

The lunch box, Flannigan's hot food counter…read more I've had two of their sandwiches, the cordon Bleu and the Tex Mex pork. Both are really good, but I think I enjoyed the Tex Mex more. They are huge! Sandwiches. No need for sides as you will be full after. I'm going to make it a habit for going there for lunch.

Stopped in here on the way back from the cottage. Nice quiet little shop, with a lot of variety. I…read morecame in specifically for the bacon because we heard it was good (haven't tried it yet). But the service was great here. I asked if they had any bone marrow and they did and even cut it up for me on their saw. Prices were good too and they had a lot of variety of different meats (duck, elk, bison). And they even had pies (tortieres).

I was blown away with this place! The customer service, layout and quality of the product was just…read moreamazing. I will definitely be back here to try out more! I couldn't believe the amount of options there were and the knowledge and customer service the owner gave us after we had said it was our first time there. All of the product with the exception of some beef is locally sourced and without the use of antibiotics. He mentioned if there was ever a cut of meat we wanted and they didn't have, we could call to have it ordered too! 5 stars, easily!

I found the place very expensive Much more expensive than…read morethe butcher I normally frequent One girl working and I waited too long to pay too much Won't go back